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Barcelona, Barcelona · Spain · La Liga

Against expectation

Every Spanish top-flight match this club has played in the Primera División, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 1928-29 to 1930-31 it has fallen short of them by 3.9 match points.

CE Europa: surplus against expectation, 1928-29 to 1930-311928-29: −1.6 league points vs expected (16 on 17.6, 2 for a win) · bar height −0.8 match points1929-30: −3.8 league points vs expected (13 on 16.8, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.9 match points1930-31: −2.3 league points vs expected (13 on 15.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −1.2 match points
1928-29one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1930-31
Best season against expectation
1928-29 1.6 league pts
16 points on 17.6 expected as CE Europa
Worst season against expectation
1929-30 3.8 league pts
13 points on 16.8 expected as CE Europa

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.

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Greatest games

Europa Barcelona's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
11930-03-30LA LigaAW 4-3 v Real Union Irungame score 61.4
21923-05-13Copa del Rey · FinalNL 0-1 v Athletic Bilbaogame score 57.8
31931-03-29LA LigaAL 0-1 v Arenas de Guechogame score 57.1
41931-03-14LA LigaHW 2-1 v Real Sociedadgame score 54.6
51931-04-05LA LigaHW 1-0 v Deportivo Alavésgame score 52.5
61930-03-09LA LigaHL 1-2 v RCD Espanyolgame score 52.4
71931-02-22LA LigaAL 3-4 v Real Union Irungame score 51.1
81929-05-26LA LigaAW 3-2 v Real Union Irungame score 50.2
91931-02-08LA LigaHL 1-2 v Racing Santandergame score 49.9
101929-06-09LA LigaAL 4-5 v Athletic Club de Madridgame score 48.8

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
3
First season
1929
Most recent season
1931

The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #560

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1929

3.6
Heartbreak
#560
of 1,139 clubs
#351
in Football
3.6
agony
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19296.3
  • Major final appearance since 19233.2
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1931 · lost the national cup final, 1923

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers La Liga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

1931
La Liga (1) · P10
18 P · 6-1-11 · 23:38 · -15
13
pts
1930
La Liga (1) · P9
18 P · 6-1-11 · 29:44 · -15
13
pts
1929
La Liga (1) · P8
18 P · 6-4-8 · 45:49 · -4
16
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1923
Copa del Rey
Runner-up